We wanted to fix our sloped yard without spending a fortune, so we built a DIY boulder retaining wall. It’s strong, simple to build, and blends beautifully into the landscape.

Retaining walls are hardscaping heroes, making challenging locations more workable and preventing erosion in your outdoor space so it stays safe. In sloped backyards, retaining walls are especially ...

Last week I wrote about my recent trip to Southern California. I was fortunate to spend time with a dear friend and his wife. I don’t know that I’ve ever met a person who’s more in love with a home ...

Humans have been building retaining walls for thousands of years to create flat, or gently sloping, terraces on hillsides. A lot of my readers have them on their own property — or need to build one — ...

Humans have been building retaining walls for thousands of years to create flat, or gently sloping, terraces on hillsides. A lot of my readers have them on their own property – or need to build one – ...

Creating a retaining wall with old tires is a great way to save them from going to waste, and it will be much more cost-effective than building with stone.

A sloping garden means it's a little more tricky to design and plant. Here are plants that thrive in hilly locations.

“Stone Primer,” by Charles McRaven is the essential guide for homeowners interested in diy stonework, from winding garden paths to fireplaces and stone retaining walls. Stone Primer (Storey Publishing ...

Q – We are thinking about building a retaining wall in our yard. The wait time to have one built seems to be forever so we thought we could do it ourselves. What are some things we should know about?

Spring is just around the corner, and thoughts of new landscaping are on everyone’s mind. But something very old is one of the newest and most modern trends occupying people’s minds: gabions — wire ...

Q. I want to build a retaining wall that’s going to look great for years. At my last house, I had a short retaining wall around a patio that started to lean out toward the lawn. The little wall was ...